Absolute immunity
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absolute-immunity-175-7117339
title:
Absolute immunity
text:
In United States law, absolute immunity is a type of sovereign immunity for government officials that confers complete immunity from criminal prosecution and suits for damages, so long as officials are acting within the scope of their duties. The Supreme Court of the United States has consistently held that government officials deserve some type of immunity from lawsuits for damages, and that the common law recognized this immunity. The Court reasons that this immunity is necessary to protect pu
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encyclopedia
description:
Form of total legal immunity for government officials
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_immunity
date created:
2009-03-05T21:51:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:39:32Z
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